Timothy Sumer

World News by Timothy Sumer - Vale, the owner of a mine-waste dam that collapsed this year, killing more than 180 people, dismissed an auditor that refused to certify the dam as safe in September, according to an initial probe by police and prosecutors. from WSJ.com: World News https://ift.tt/2EJGylJ via Timothy Sumer

World News by Timothy Sumer - Opposition leader Juan Guaidó staged a dramatic return to Venezuela despite government threats to arrest him, energizing the country’s opposition and raising the stakes in the political showdown with President Nicolás Maduro’s government. from WSJ.com: World News https://ift.tt/2TeKCEq via Timothy Sumer

World News by Timothy Sumer - North Korea is still using a uranium-enrichment facility at the heart of last week’s summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the United Nations atomic agency said. from WSJ.com: World News https://ift.tt/2SISjNS via Timothy Sumer

World News by Timothy Sumer - President Vladimir Putin formally ordered a suspension of Russia’s obligations under a Cold War-era nuclear treaty with the U.S., heightening the threat of a new arms race. from WSJ.com: World News https://ift.tt/2XCkYYS via Timothy Sumer

World News by Timothy Sumer - China accused two detained Canadians of working together to steal Chinese state secrets, moving ahead with a politically charged investigation seen as retribution for Canada’s arrest of a senior Huawei executive. from WSJ.com: World News https://ift.tt/2SIPFrM via Timothy Sumer

World News by Timothy Sumer - A Canadian cabinet minister, Jane Philpott, resigned, saying she has lost confidence in the ruling Liberal Party over allegations it tried to interfere in a criminal prosecution of a global engineering and construction firm. from WSJ.com: World News https://ift.tt/2XFvIp9 via Timothy Sumer

World News by Timothy Sumer - China and the U.S. are in the final stage of completing a trade deal, with Beijing offering to lower tariffs and other restrictions on American farm, chemical, auto and other products and Washington considering removing most, if not all, sanctions levied against Chinese products since last year. from WSJ.com: World News https://ift.tt/2VCQpAz via Timothy Sumer

World News by Timothy Sumer - Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó said he plans to return to Venezuela on Monday in a move that directly confronts President Nicolás Maduro’s authority and could end with Mr. Guaidó in jail. from WSJ.com: World News https://ift.tt/2EMwb1L via Timothy Sumer

World News by Timothy Sumer - Meng Wanzhou claims her legal rights were violated when she was detained at Vancouver International Airport in December following an extradition arrest request from the U.S. from WSJ.com: World News https://ift.tt/2VFyaun via Timothy Sumer

World News by Timothy Sumer - Vale Chief Executive Fabio Schvartsman and other top executives of the Brazilian mining giant stepped down following pressure from authorities in the first sign investigators are zeroing in on the company’s leadership after the deadly collapse of one of its dams. from WSJ.com: World News https://ift.tt/2EMwauJ via Timothy Sumer

World News by Timothy Sumer - President Xi Jinping, battling a persistent downturn in China’s economy, is trying to gird his rule by demanding absolute loyalty from the Communist Party in an effort to stifle simmering dissent. from WSJ.com: World News https://ift.tt/2VFy8Th via Timothy Sumer

World News by Timothy Sumer - A U.S. team working ahead of the nuclear talks in Hanoi found North Korea wasn’t willing to budge, expecting far more than they were prepared to give. from WSJ.com: World News https://ift.tt/2GUp35v via Timothy Sumer

World News by Timothy Sumer - U.S.-backed forces have resumed their assault to capture Islamic State’s last patch of territory in eastern Syria, ending a truce that allowed for an evacuation before an intense final battle. from WSJ.com: World News https://ift.tt/2NDjj0s via Timothy Sumer

World News by Timothy Sumer - Italian politicians have a long record of granting amnesties allowing homes in earthquake-hit areas to be rebuilt. The upstart government was supposed to change that, but it has bowed to local pressure—a sign of how Italian political habits die hard. from WSJ.com: World News https://ift.tt/2GUp2yt via Timothy Sumer

World News by Timothy Sumer - Pakistan released a captured Indian fighter pilot on Friday, aiming to end a cycle of retaliatory attacks that brought the nuclear-armed foes close to war and could set a precedent for future clashes. from WSJ.com: World News https://ift.tt/2NDKPuN via Timothy Sumer

World News by Timothy Sumer - Canada said the U.S. had presented enough evidence to proceed with the extradition hearing for a Huawei Technologies top executive, clearing the way for a case at the center of tensions between the U.S., China and Canada. from WSJ.com: World News https://ift.tt/2ILjqYY via Timothy Sumer

World News by Timothy Sumer - Saudi authorities said they are preparing to place 18 detained women’s rights activists on trial in spite of months of international pressure to release them. from WSJ.com: World News https://ift.tt/2TmXzLL via Timothy Sumer

World News by Timothy Sumer - The U.S. has designated Hamza bin Laden as a terrorist. from WSJ.com: World News https://ift.tt/2ILHmeX via Timothy Sumer

World News by Timothy Sumer - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is betting his political survival on a dedicated base of conservative voters ignoring potential bribery charges that could undo his bid for a fifth term. from WSJ.com: World News https://ift.tt/2Tv2j1I via Timothy Sumer

World News by Timothy Sumer - Brazilian mining giant Vale could face a close to $7 billion fine if convicted of colluding with safety auditors to hide unsafe conditions at the dam that collapsed and killed more than 180 people near Brumadinho. from WSJ.com: World News https://ift.tt/2IKYscX via Timothy Sumer